Hi everybody, I am very excited to find such a cool site! I've lurked on other mustang forums, but they didn't have much focus on the 71-73, so I never joined. I am on forums with my other vehicles and its amazing how much they get you excited about your car!
I am 16 and have loved cars since I was about 2 years old. I saved up all my money in hopes to one day buy a classic car. When I was about 10 I started buying and selling things on ebay and thats how I got enough money to buy the Mustang on my own. It is a 71 convertible with a 302. It was red from the factory with about half original paint. It has a black top and black interior. Last summer I got my dream highschool job at a classic car restoration shop called Precision Classics. I worked full time over the summer and now they are letting me use the shop to repaint my car. This means I can get it done for just the price of supplies and I will lean a ton along the way.

Here are some pictures when I bought it.

1971 Mustang convertible- My first car bought when I was 12 in 2008, re painted by me in 2013 with help from my boss and my dad! Still making it perfect!

Thanks everybody! Yes I am aware that it's a rare car, and I respect that, but this is my first car and I plan on keeping it for a loooong time. I am building it as my dream car, and my dream car isn't stock... Haha.

1971 Mustang convertible- My first car bought when I was 12 in 2008, re painted by me in 2013 with help from my boss and my dad! Still making it perfect!

Chris' 71 vert;102906 Wrote:Thanks everybody! Yes I am aware that it's a rare car, and I respect that, but this is my first car and I plan on keeping it for a loooong time. I am building it as my dream car, and my dream car isn't stock... Haha.

When I was 15 I bought my first, 63 short wide C10, 235 6cyl, 3 on the tree for 300 and it ran great. first thing it got was V8 power, auto trans, tilt and tele column, and cold air. Dad said "boy, you are ruining a perfect truck". Now I look back and he was right, but I still own that truck and i don't regret one thing I did to it.